Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/11/2021

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Commissioner Sis stated that he would support some of the ideas proposed that explore the shared use between the church and community need for parking and therefore supports option five which would be the minimal expansion of park land with additional opportunities for shared use facilities and parking. Chair Bennett stated that he also agrees with that comment as this would help to solve the issue of parking and leave room for potential expansion. He agreed that he would want to see flexibility as well. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood commented that when the additional 65 stalls were added a few years ago, that did help to alleviate some of the issues with parking on that site. He recognized that there could be pros/cons to connecting the parkway to the residential development that will be further explored throughout the planning process. Commissioner Loss asked the difference between options four and five and whether that difference would be that Park Dedication is negotiated prior to subdivision. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood replied that the options are very similar to each other and provided additional explanation on the difference between the two options. He provided additional details on the pros and cons of locking in an agreed upon amount of Park Dedication prior to a subdivision request being presented. He stated that no matter the action of the Commission tonight, that option could continue to be discussed and the ultimate decision would be between the City and the landowner as discussions continue. Motion by Commissioner Sis, seconded by Commissioner Loss to recommend to City Council that, the future subdivision of land east of Loral I Armstrong Delaney Central Park include a park expansion consisting of a minimum of two new areas for flex-use athletic fields, additional public access, and parking, to be considered as fulfilling Park Dedication obligations. A roll call vote was performed: Commissioner Barten aye Chair Bennett aye Commissioner Guck aye Commissioner Leistico aye Commissioner Loss aye Commissioner Sis aye 5.03: Tennis Court Maintenance and Consider Adding Pickleball Courts Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood provided background information on the typical tennis court maintenance schedule. He stated that the City has continued to receive requests for pickleball noting that staff previously striped pickleball over the tennis court at Central Park and has noted pickleball having much more activity. He stated that staff recommends completing the typical court maintenance along with conversion of two tennis courts into six pickleball courts. He displayed the proposed design and conversion, detailing the work that would Park and Recreation Commission/February 11, 2021 Page 4 of 6